isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
beginning; outset; first; onset
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how; in what way; how about
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
literature; books (reference); document
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving